Type-writing machine.



J. WALDHEIM. TYPE WRITING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE '1, 1912.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7,1912.

Patented July 1, 1913.

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. citizen of the United States, and resident of Newark, in the county ofEssex and State of New Jersey,'-'have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is aspecification. 1

. machines, said mechanism embodying a stop magazine and the eneralobject of the-invention is to provi e improved mechanism My inventionparticularly relates to keyset tabulating mechanism for typewriting baris rotatable on its own axis from normal position to a. position inwhich the stops are set on it by operating a setting key, said stop barbeing afterward rotated back to normal position, the set stopsrotating'with it.

Another object is to provide for locking the stop-setting orejecting-and stop-retractingdevices against operation when the stop thestop'receiving bar is in a tion.

receiving bar is in normal position.

Another object is to lock the co-actingor frame stop or stops againstoppration when normal posi- Another object is to provide aself-adjusting stop magazine, holderor container, the position of whichautomatically varies with variations in the dimensions of the teeth ornotches of the stop receiving bar,

due to imperfections in manufacture.

Another object is to provide a single key andccnnections, which key is oerative at will either to set the stops on t e stop receiving bar or toretract the set stops from the stop receiving bar into the magazine.

Other objects will hereinafter appear.

To the aboveends my invention consists in the features of construction,combinations of devices and arrangements of parts here- Specilcation ofLettgn Patent. nnllc i e m; 1. 19 .2- e o m ma t.

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naft r des ribed nd. particularly poin ed 0 tmjhe dam invention is shownherein as embodied in a N0. 11 Remington typewriting'machine but aswillbe apparent the invention may readily be adapted'in whole or in part toother styles of writing machines.

. In the accompanying drawin s, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view ofa. 11 ypewriting machine embodying my invention, parts of the machinebeing omitted, the section beingtaken on planes indicated by the brokendot-ted line in Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan View showing theupper rear portion of said machine. Fig. 3-is a vertical transversesectional view taken on planes indicated by the'hroken dotted line 3 inF ig. 1 and looking in the direction of t e arrows at said line. Fig. 4is a fragmentary vertical. sectional view of the stop magazine, the stopcontrolling devices and asso'ciated parts, the view corresponding withFi 1 but omitting parts shown in said sitions, and still other partsbeing broken away for clearness of illustration. Fig. is afrontelevation, artly in section,of the stop magazine detac ed, some of theassociated parts also being shown. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectionalview,taken on the plane indicated by the. dotted line rz of Fig. 1 andlooking inthe direction of the arrows at.

connectedwith it a shiftable 1.231116 8' in which is mounted a rotaryplaten 9. The machine is of the front-strike'style, and the printinginstrumentalities (not shown) are of the kind common to the No. 11Remington machine and cooperate with the front face of said platen 9.Fixed to the truck 7 is an arm "10 connected by a hand 11 with acarriage motor or spring drum 12 which constantly urges leftward theplaten carriage,

. figure, s owing other parts in different posaid carriage comprisingthe truck 7 and the platen frame 8 on which the platen is supported. Theletter spacing movements of the carriage are controlled by the usual orother suit-able escapement-devices, said devices comprising a feed rack13 mounted on arms 14 pivoted at 15 to ears 16 of brackets 17, saidbrackets, as shown in Fig. 2, being secured by screws 18 to the rearpart of the truck 7. The rack 13 is normally maintained in springpressed engagement with a feed pinion 19 secured to the forward end of ashaft 20 with which are operatively connected escapement wheels, notshown, said wheels cooperating with an escapement dog, as is wellunderstood, the dog aforesaid being actuated from the usual printingkeys and the space bar of the machine.

Cooperative with the key-set t'abulator stops to be hereinafterdescribed are denominational stops 21, said stops being at the forwardupper ends of stop levers 22, the stops 21 and levers 22 beingpreferably integral. The levers 22-are ulcrumed at 23 to a frame 24detachably secured at 25 to the top plate 3, the lower end of said frame24 being locked to a bracket 26 fastened by screws 27 to the rear of thebase 1 (Fig. 3). The lower ends of the levers 22 are con-, nected bylinks 28 with bell cranks 29 fulcrumed on a fixed bar 30 and providedwith restoring springs 31. Said bell cranks are operative by verticallymovable key stems 32, each provided at its top with a button ortabulator key 33. The bell cranks 29 preferably operate carriagereleasing devices comprising a universal bar or bail 34 arranged behindthe depending portions of the bell cranks 29 and bearing loosely on therod or bar- 30. A link 35 connects the releasing bail 34 with a crankarm 36 fixed to a rock shaft 37 on which is also secured an angularmember 38 provided with a pin 39 engaging in a slot 40 in the lower part41 of the two-part link which further includes an upper part 42, theparts 41 and 42 being adjustably connected by a turn buckle 43. Theupper end of the two-part link is connected to a releasing lever 44,fulcrumed at 45 to an angular bracket 46 secured to the top plate, saidreleasing lever extending horizontally forward and being provided with ashoe or lifter 47 which underlies the feed rack 19 and is adapted ateach tabulating operation to swing upward, due to the actuation receivedfrom the universal bar through the train of connections above described.Upward movement of the shoe 47 lifts the feed rack 13 out of mesh withthe feed pinion 19, thereby freeing or releasing the carriage for atabulating run.

The denominational stops 21 are adapted to cooperate with column stops48 of which there are preferably provided a number corresponding withthe greatest number of colu'mns for which 'the machine is adapted. Thecolumn stops are housed in a magazine or container 49, shown detached inFig. 5, said magazine comprising a body portion 50 shaped like aninverted U and provided with a floor plate 51. Within the body 50 thecolumn stops are mounted on a rod or bar 52 (Fig. 4) which extendsthrough said body 50 and issecured at its inner end in an extension orbarrel 53 which contains a spring operative on a follower thatconstantly presses the column stops leftward along the supporting rod52, the free end of said rod being rovided with a spring plug 54, whichyiel s to permit the ejection or retraction of the column stops one at atime. The spring pressed follower and the internal construction of themagazine are not herein disclosed as they substantially correspond withthe construction shown in the patent of Herbert H. Steele, No.1,037,076, granted August 27, 1912, and are not claimed per se by me,being the invention of the said Steele. The head of the magazine,however, differs in detail from that disclosed in the application ofSteele aforesaid and will be more particularly described. Said head,preferably a casting, is designated by the numeral 55, andis providedwith lateral cars 56 which embrace the sides of the body 50 and aresecured thereto by screws 57. The head is grooved vertically to providetracks or guide ways for the slidable ejecting and retracting deviceshereinafter described, and forward of the grooved track-ways is providedwit-h a circular hole or depression 58 closed at the top, acorresponding depression 59 closed at the bottom being provided in thehead at the.

rear of the track-ways (Fig. 4). The magazine, comprising the body 50,barrel 53 and head 55, is movably mounted on the frame of the machine sothat it is adapted to yield transversely of the machine orin thedirection of the carriage movement in both directions. It will benormally maintained in a central position by spring controlling means.In other words, the magazine is slidably mounted and is spring pressed.

Referring specifically to the mounting of the magazine, the body 50 isprovided at its front side with two pairs of ears 60 and at its rearside with a single pair of ears 60.

Each pair of cars receives between its memlug receiving a bearing screw65 on which is pivoted a small wheel or. roller 66 and is adapted torotate in a vertical plane. To

support and cooperate 'with the rollers 61 and 66 at the rear side thereis provided an face of the bracket 67 being in the same plane as the.front of a slotted guide plate through which the denominational stopsare projected. Theguide plate 67 is. provided withjopenslots 69 in whichthe rear rol v s 66 engage and bear, while therear roller 61 is adaptedto bear againstthe front face of said plate 67. At the front side of themagazine a bearing plate 70 is provided,

said bearing plate being bentotl laterally from the vertical orupstanding portion 71 of a supporting bracket which further includes afoot portion 72 secured to the top plate 3 by screws 73. The plate 70,as appears in Fig. 3, is provided with a slot 74 in which engages theforward roller 66 but the forward roller 61 bears against'the rearvertical face of said guide plate. As appears from Figs. 3 and 5, a studor pin 75 projects forward from the magazine body 50, while below it astud 76 projects rearward from the guide plate 70. Embracing the studsare the upstanding parallel arms or..-port-ions 77 of a centering andrestoring spring, the body 78 whereof is coiled around a supportingscrew 79 secured to the plate 70. Thecons truction is such, it will beobserved that-th'eflma azine, confined between the plates 7 O and 6 iscapable of horizontal movement in the direction of the carriagemovement, but is held from up and down movement by the cooperation ofthe rollers 66- with the guide slots 69 and 71, while fore and afthorizontal movement is prevented by the engagement of the rollers 61.with the vertical facesor walls of the plates 67 and 70. The springarms 77 c9- operate with the studs 75 and 76 to maintain the magazine ina-central normalpositicn. If the magazine is pushed slightly :t-owardthe left, the left-hand spring arm 77 will be flexed by the stud 75 andwill operate when leftward pressure on the magazine is removed torestore the magazine while the right-hand arm 77 performs the samefunctions when the magazine is displaced toward the right. The result isthat the magazine may yield slightly to vary the position of theentrance orslotway 80 (Fig. 5)- which is formed between the floor plate51 and the beveled edge 55 of the head 55. This slot way 80 provides theopening or mouth through which the column stops are ejected from themagazine on to the stop bar and through which said column stops areretracted from the stop bar into the magazine when the stop bar is to becleared. The result will be that if the ejected or retracted column stopshould not be in exact register with the slot-way, which may happenbecause of inequalities in the constructio of the parts'or in thecutting of the stop bar teeth, the magazine will adjust itself tocompensate for such inequalities or irregularities. The-top edge ofeachstop 48 is beveled, as indicated at 81,50 :tha-tif. duringretraction the bevel 81 contacts; with the floor plate 51, the magazinewill-be forced slightly rightward until the'slot therein is in registerwith the stop wheeL On 5 the other hand, if the upper edge-ofthe slot 75I should contact with the beveledjedge 55; the magazine will be forcedtoward the left to the necessary extent. I When ejected fromthemagazine, as hereinafter described, the column or tabulator 6 stops 48are adapted to be received by and set on the stop receivin g elementor.stop bar 82, which is grooved to receive. stop receivmg notches 83 aletter space distance'apart, these notches being U-shaped and extendingaround three sides of the bar, the-fourth side of t-hebar forming aprojection 84 .which is smooth and free from notches or depressions(Figs. 4 and 5). The stop bar 82- isqar ranged below the stop magazineand at its ends is' provided with pintles 85- and '86 which bearrotatively in'holesor depressions formed in blocks 87 secured' at 88.to'the brackets 17. The construction is'su'chft-hat the stop bar isconfined between the blocks and is thus held from endwise movement I butmay rotate'on its pintles toa limited extent. Manual means are providedfor giving this rotary movement or adjustment to the stop bar, saidmeanscomprising a crank arm 89. (Figs.f2,-3 and 4) 'hav ng a. hub 90rivetedat 9.1fto the pintle 86 between the block 87 and the body of thestop bar. its other endfthe crank arm 89 is provided with a finger pieceor handle 92.

To limit the movement of the stop bar, devices are provided tocooperatewith the crank arm 89 comprising a bracket 93 screwed to the undersideof the "right-hand bracket 17 and having upturned cars 94 di- 11overging upwardly at opposite sides of the pintle 86, the rear earterminating in an extension or tab 95 and the front ear in an extension.or tab 96. The extensions 95 and 96 are horizontally disposed buthhavein clined faces, which may be marked with suitable indicating marks asfor example the rear tab may be marked Tab for tabulator, and the fronttab may be marked Set and Clear. \Vhen the handle 92120 is pushedrearward, as in Figs. 1 and 2, the crank arm 89 will co-actwith the tab95, indicatin that the stop bar is adjusted to position t e stops fortabulating' operations, while when the crank arm -is pulled forwarduntil it engages with the edge of the tab 96, as in Fig. 4, it"indicatesthat the stop bar is arranged to permit of the set-- ting on or removalof the column stops. Those portions of the notches 83 which are 1.30

uppermost at this time are beveled as indicated at 83 to provide aflaring mouth to receive column stops as they move downward from themagazine. A detent spring device 97 is secured to the right-hand block87 -(Fig. 2) and cooperates with flat faces .98 on the pintle 86 tomaintain the stop bar stops 48, when the stops are ejected or movedgreater security against displacement.

downward on and set on the stop bar. As in the Steele applicationaforesaid, a spring pressed locking rod 99 may be provided on the stopbar to hold the set stops thereon. When the stops have been ejected bydevices hereinafter described, the handle or key 92 is pushed rearward,turning the stop bar and column stop set thereon to the posi tion shownin Fig. 1 Where the set stops are adapted to cooperate with theprojected denomination stops. In prior construct-ions where the magazinehas been above the stop bar and the cooperating or denominational stopshave been at the rear of the stop bar the ejected stops were liable tobe bent or broken as a result of the impact against the cooperatingstop, the break taking place at the upper rear portion of the stop whereits horizontal branch and its rear vertical branch join, the lower endoftherear vertical branch being without any anchorage or connection tothe body of the stop. By the present construction it will be observed,the stop, after it has been ejected and set, is turned so that the facethat co-acts with the denominational stop is joined or connected at.both its top and at its bottomwith portions of the stop which fit intogrooves on the stop bar, thus providing a much stronger stop and onewhich is reinforced at both top and bottom against bending or breakage.

In order to eject and retract the column stops, devices are providedwhich are'controlled by a single key or finger piece. Said devicescomprise an ejector, setter or slide block 100 and a retractor or slideblock 101. The blocks 100 and 101 are seated in and reciprocate in thegrooved ways in the head 55, as has been described. Normally the bottomof the ejector overlies the left-hand column stop on the magazine andwill when operated engage said stop and force it downward. The ejectingand retracting devices or blocks are interseated one in the other, asindicated at 102 (Fig. 2),-thereby providing Each device is providedwith a separate restoring spring. The spring 103 for the ejector 100 isseated in the depression 59 and at its upper end engages a pin 104projecting laterally from said ejector, said pin being adapted to playin a slot 105. A plate 106, secir ed by a screw 107 to the'top of thehead 55 limits upward movement of the ejector.

The spring 108 of the retractor is seated.

in the depression 58 in the head 55 and bears at its lower end against apin 109 projecting laterally from the block 101 and playing in a slot110 in the head. A screw pin or stop 111 projects from the ri ht-handface of the block 101 near its top fFigs. 2 and 5) and engages in thebottom 0 a groove 112 in the head to" limit downward movement of theretractor 101. Said retractor is provided with a downward extension 113terminating in a head or retracting device proper 114 which normally islower than the bottom of the set column stops and underlies their pathforward of the stop bar. The springs 103 and 108 normally maintain theirrespective slide blocks or devices against their limiting stops, suchnormal position of the parts being shown in Fig. '1.

The tram of devices for actuating the stop ejector and the stopretractor comprises a slidable element or actuator designated as a wholeby the numeral .115. Said actuator is arranged at'the left of theejector and retractor andextends downward at the rear of the top plate.At itsupper end it has a forwardly projecting portion or fin er 116which is formed at its top edge wit a depression 117, engaging which isthe head or body portion of the screw pin 111 which projects laterallyleftward from the device 101, as shown in Fig. 5. The lower edge of thefinger 116 is provided with a notch or depression 118 with whichnormally engages a screw pin 119 on the ejector 100. Behind the finger116 the actuator 115 is enlarged to provide a plate-like head which isformed with a vertical guide slot 120, said guide slot cooperating witha headed screw 121 secured to an ear 67 turned upward from the left-handend of the horizontal portion of the bearing plate or bracket 67 (Figs.4 and 5). The actuator is thus adapted to move freely up and down but isheld against lateral displacement and maintained in position tocooperate with the screws or devices 111 and 119. Furthermore by reasonof the sliding connection between the actuator and the screw pins 111and 119, the yielding movements of the stop magazine 49 are notobstructed since the actuator may either move slightly laterally behindthe head of the screw 121 participating in such yielding movements orelse the screw pins will slide transversely of the actuator and over thedepressions 117 and 118 therein. The lower end of the actuator 115terminates in a laterally bent car 122 (Fig. 3) which is pivotallyconnected at 123 with a lever 12 1 fulcrumed between its ends at 125 onan car 26* projecting ward from the bracket 26'. 'The right-ha whichengages with a headed pin 127 on'a crank arm 128. Said crankarm, asshown in Fig. l, is provided with a hub v129 secured by a set screw 130to the rear end of the horizontall disposed and forwardly extending rockshaft-131, said rock shaft atits rear end portion bearing in theright-hand rear post-2 and at its'forward end in a flange of theright-hand front post 2. collar 132 is secured to; the shaft behind saidflange, preventing forward displacement of the rock shaft, whilerearward displacement thereof is prevented by the hub 133 of a crank arm134, said crank arm being secured in place by a set screw 135 The crankarm 134 at its upper end is provided with a handle, finger piece or key136 for rocking the rock shaft in either direction and moving theactuator 115 up or down by the train of connections above described. Onthe rock shaft and confined between the front corner post and the hub133 is an indicating plate 137, said plate being secured by a screw 138to the corner post and being provided atits upper end with. indicatingmarks such as the word Clear and anarrow at the left of the crank arm134, and the word Set and an arrow at the right of said crank arm. Thecrank arm 134 15 normally upright and disposed midway of the indicatingplate, being maintained in this position. by a spring 139- whichsurrounds the fulcrum or screw 125 and has parallel arms which embrace apin 140 onthe lever 124 and a pin 141 on the car 26. Said spring 139operates both as a centering and restoring spring. Normally itcoeperates with the pins 140-and'141, as shown in Fig. 3', to maintainthe crank arm 134vertical and the connected parts in the relationshipsshown. If the crank arm is moved to the left the upper branch of thespring 139 will be flexed and will later operate to restore the parts tonormal position, while the lower branch of said spring will be flexedwhen the crank arm is moved from normal position toward'the right.

Preferably full stroke devices are provided in association with the stopsetting and-clearing key 136, said devices corn-prising 8. dependingpawl or detent 142 pivoted at the rear face of the crank arm 134 andprovided with a spring 143 w ich tends to maintain said pawlvertical. epawl cooperates with sets of oppositely disposed teeth 144 and 145formed in the top of a plate 146 secured at the front of the indicatmgplate 137. When the key 136 is pushed leftward the pawl 142 engages theteeth 144 and prevents return movement of the key until its full strokehas been completed andit has been moved leftward past the teeth of thelee 'ver. 124 is formed with an elongated slot 126 144, Tho' sreverseiwperation takes place when the key; 136 is 'pushed to the" right andthe pawl 142;.eng'ageswiththe teeth 145. Following up the train fdevices coritrolled by the key 136 it will be observed that whom-thekey-is actuated toward the right, that is, to set stopsas indicated byraised, acting 0 the lever 124 to depress its inner end and lowertheactuator 115. As the actuator is lowered the finger 116, acting onthe-pin 119,- will force the ejector -10!) downward,- causing saidejector to en- 'the plate 137, the crank arm 128 will be" gage the topof the left'rhan'd column stop 48 in. the magazine, forcing said stoppast the spring lug 54 and down on to the stop bar 82- course as' apreliminary it will be understood that the handle 92 has been pulledfotw'ard,.tu'rning the stop bar to stop receiving position and that thecarriage has been spaced along until the appropriate notch or seat onthe stxiggebar is in register with the entrance 5!) to t lowin theejection, the key 136- is released and t parts will be restored tonormal position by the springs 103' and 139. Thereafter it is onlynecessary to space the carriage to a position where it is desired toeject the next eollmm'stop and set it on .the stop bar, whereupon thekey 136 is again magazine. Folactuated toward the left and theoperations above outlined ar'e' repeated. It Wlll be understood thatduring stop-ejecting operations the stop retractbr 1101 willnotbeaffected. In stop retracting operations the key 136 isactuated towardthe left,'lowcring the crank arm 128 and causin' itto lift the inner armof the lever 124, sai lever in turn lifting the actuator 115,-which'acts against the screw 1121, causing it to lift the retractor. 101, the head 114 thereof engaging with the overlying column stop 82 andforcing said column stop off the stopbar and' through the slot or mouth80' into the stop magazine.

During ejecting and retracting operations,

the stop in moving from the container element to the stop receivingelement and vice .versa', may operate to elfect' a relative movementbetween: said elements to bring the container mouth and stop notchesinto proper registen ,In order to facilitate stop retracting operations,means are provided preferably under' the control of the key 136 forautomatically releasing the carriage from the controlof its escapementdevices so that it may run freely leftward under the impulse of thecarriage motor, other means being provided under the control of said heyfor automatically projecting a special stop to cor operate with thecolumn stops to arrest them -in turn under and in register with the slot80 in the magazine. By employing the automatic means afioresaid and nowto be described in detail, it is only necessary, in

order to clear the stop bar of column stops, successively to actuate theke the left or in stop retracting direction a sufficient number oftimes, the number, of course, depending on the number of .column stopsset on the stop bar. For automatically releasing thecarriage from thekey 136 it is only necessary to provide a connection between the lever124 and the two-part link 41, 42. Said connection comprises a link 147(Figs. 1 and 3) which is pivotally connected at its upper end at 148 toan ear 43 on the turn buckle 43 which connects the parts 41 and 42. Thelower end of the link 147 is rovided with a slot 149 which is engaged y.a headed pin 150 on the right-hand arm of the lever 124. Theconstruction is such that when the key 136 is moved rightward in stopsetting operations, the righthand arm of the lever 124 will be swungupward, lifting the pin 150, said pin traversing the slot 149 withoutactuating the link 147. When, however, the key 136 is actuated towardthe left from normal position to clear the stops, the crank arm 128 willoperate to swing the right arm of the lever 124 downward, causing thepin 150 to pull down the link 147 which in turn will actuate'the link 41and raise the shoe 47, said shoe operating to raise the feed rack 13from the pinion 19, thereby releasing the carriage. It will beunderstood further that when, actuated by the link 147 and key '136, thetwo-part link 41, 42 is pulled down, the slot 40 at the lower end of thepart 41 will move downward over the pin 39 andwill not affect the member38 nor any of the other connections up to and including the universalreleasing bail or bar 34. On the other hand, when the carriage isreleased by the operation of said bail 34 acting through the member 38and link 41, 42, said link, as it moves downward, will carry with it thelink 147, which, however, will move idly, the slot 149 moving down alongthe pin 150 without affecting the lever 124 and connected parts.

The special arresting stop heretofore referred to, which isautomatically operated from the key 136, is designated as 151. As

appears in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 6, said stop is in the form of arectangular block which is slidably mounted in a groove or depression152 cut or formed in the top of the head of the tabulator supportingframe 24 and extending from front to rear at the left-hand side of saidhead. The left-hand end of the horizontal portion of the bracket ordevice 67 overlies the stop 151 and prevents acci dental upwarddisplacement thereof. The right-hand vertical face of the forward endportion of the stop 151, which is its working face, overlies and is inthe same vertical plane as the working face of the decimal stop of theset of denominational stops 21.

136 toward At its rear end the stop 151 is provided with an upstandinglug 151 which carries a leftwardly extending pin or stud 153, said pinengaging in a slot 154 at the rear of the head of the actuator 115. Saidslot comprises a long, vertical portion or dwell, an inclined or camportion connected with the lower end of said dwell, and a short,vertical portion or dwell connected with the lower end of the camportiom Normally the stud 153 engages about midway of the long dwell inthe slot 154 as shown in Fig. 1, the result being that when the actuatoris pulled down for the purpose of ejecting column stops, the specialstop 151 will not be affected. During the first part of the stopretracting operation the actuator 115 moves upward and the lower portionof the long dwell will move up past the stud 153 so that the specialstop 151 will not be affected until the bottom of said dwell is reached.During thisfirstv portion of the upward movement of the actuator it willoperate to raise from the stop bar 82 that one of the column stops 48which is in posi tion for retraction, and when the cam porthe columnstop will continue to rise and be retracted within the magazine whilesimul taneously the special, stop 151 will be forced forward by the camslot 154, the forward movement continuing until the dwell in the slot154 below the cam portion is reached. During this camming operation,fore and aft displacement of the head of the actuator 115 will beprevented by the screw 121 acting againstthe rear edge of the slot 120.By this camming operation, the special stop 161 is projected into thepath of the column stops 48 that remain on the stop bar 82. The partsare proportioned and adjusted so that the release of the carriagethrough the lifting of the feed rack 13 will begin as the special stopenters the field of the column stops, the result being that when thecarriageis automatically released by the action of the link 147 on thelink 41, 42, the special stop 151 will have been projected forward intooperative position. Thus it will be seen that a clearing or leftwardactuation of the key 136 operates to lift or retract a column stop 48,to project the special stop 151, and to release the carriage, enablingthe next column stop 48 to be brought into contactive engagement withthe stop 151, thereby arresting the carriage. When the key 136 isreleased and restored to operative position the special stop 151 will beretracted to normal position, disengaging from the co-acting column stop48 which will be left underlying and in register with the mouth 80 ofthe i to beginning 'Fi 4 position tofiir imam sto magazine. Asecondleftward actuation of the key 136 will cause the retracting head114 to lift the last mentioned column stop from the stop bar and retractit into the magazine while concurrently the special stop 151 will beprojected forward to the and 'the carriage released ing the next columnstop on the'stop bar into co-active engagement ,with said stop 151; andso on. It will be apparent that it is only necessary in order toentirely clear the stop bar of column stops to actuate the key 136toward the left a sufiicient number of times, thus preparing the thereception of a differently arranged or adjusted series of column stops.Owing to the fact that the stop bar 82 is rotatable by hand to twopositions, there is the possibility that the operator will neglect,after having set the settable column stops on said stop bar, to turn thebar back from the Fig. 4 to the Fig. '1 position, prior tabulatingoperations. On the other hand, there is also the possibility that theoperator might neglect or forget to turn the stop bar from normal toabnormal position prior to beginning -a stop retracting or stop set-tingoperation. In order to prevent I such possible faulty operations of themechanism, devices are provided in the nature of checks or preventivemeans, which de vices are automatically controlled from the stop bar 82itself. The checking devices comprise means for locking thedenominat-ional stopgagainst operation when the stop bar 82 is in theabnormal or and also for locking the actuator against movement when thestop bar 82 is in the normal or Fig. 1 position, the sets of checking orlockin devices operating in alterna-' tion. The c ecking devicesaforesaid are illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 and 7 and comprise a lever 155cured in a hole 15 tapped into the rear end of the bracket portion 71.

ward and terminates in a rearwardly bent engaging portion or whichnormally is disposed between two; locking devices or studs 159projecting left- 1 ward from the head of the actuator 115.?

Forward of its fulcrum the lever 155 is provided with an open-mouth slot160 which is 3 engaged by a pin or stud 161 projecting laterallyrightward from the end of an arm or lever 162, said arm incliningforward and upward and being pivoted at 163 on the bracket portion 71.The rear end portion of the arm 162 which carries the stud 161 isoff-setto the left so as to overlie the slotted portion of the lever155, said lever being confined between the off-set portion of the arm162 and the face of the bracket portion 71. A leaf spring 164 fixed tothe arm 162 cooperates with a stud 165 on the stop bar for is adaptedFig. 4 position; 1

ivoted on a screw 156 se- The main arm'. of said lever normallyextendsstraight uplocking device 158;

bracket ion 71 to maintain the locking device 1 8 normally in operativeosltion between the studs 159. Rearwar movement of the lever 155 .andupward movement of the lever 162 are limited by the engagement of thelever 155 with the lower stud 169. The spring 164 constantly tends tomaintain the parts in the Fig.- 1 position and operates to restore themto normal position after they have been actuated as presently to bedescribed. The stud 161 projects rightward through a slot 166 in thebracket portion 71, said slot affording play for the stud, which engagesat its inner end in a slot 167 formed in a crank arm 168 on a rock shaft169, extending transversely of the denominational levers 22. Said rockshaft is reduced at its ends and the lefthand reduced end thereof bearsin a hole 170 formed in the bracket portion 71 while the right-hand endof said rock shaft 169 bears in an angular bracket 171 secured b screws172 to the top plate 3. The rock shaft 169 is provided with a downwardland rearwardly inclined fin or rib 173 whic normally registers with aseries of notches 17 1 cut in the forward edges of the denominationallevers 22, said notches form ing in efiect a groove extendingtransversely of the gang or set of levers 22. The train of devicescomprising the levers 162 and 155 and the rock shaft 169 are adapted tobe automatically actuated by the rounded end of the projection 84 of thestop bar 82 which to act on a rounded projection or nose 162 on thelever 162.

With'the locking devices in normal position as shown in Fig. 1 themovement of the denominational lovers will not be interfered wit-h bythe locking rib 173, since the notches 174 in register therewith aredeep enough to permit complete forward 'movements of said denominationallevers. The actuator 115, however, will be locked at this time againstactuation for if an ejecting operation be attempted, the upper stud 159will contact with the upper end of the locking device 158; whilesimilarly an upward or retracting operationof said actuator 115 will beprevented by the lower stud 159 en'- gaging with the under edge of thelocking device 158. When, however, the finger piece or key 92 is pulledforward,. turning the stop bar 82 from the normal position to theabnormal position shown in Fig.4, the extension 84, acting against thenose 162, will overcome the spring 164 and swing the arm 162 downward,causing the stud 161 to swing the lever 155 forward and turning the rockshaft 169 on its axis. The forward movement of the lever 155 carries thelocking device 158 out of the path of the studs 159, thereby releasingor unlockin the actuator 115 so that it may be operated from the key136. The rotary turning movement heretofore described,

or locking device 173 aforesaid of the rock shaft 169 concurrentlyswings the rib 173 to a horizontal position where it is out ofregisterwith the notches 174 and is close to the forward edges of the levers 22.Consequently, if it be attempted to actuate one of the tabulator' keys33, while the stop bar 82 is in abnormal position, the parts" will belocked, since very slight motion will bring the actuated lever 22 intoengagement with the rib 173 which will prevent operation. The lockingdevice 158 will remain out of operation and the rib will remain inoperative positlon so lon as the stop bar 82 is in stop receivingposition; but when the de sired number of column stops have beenadjusted on said stop bar and the same is turned back to normalposition, the extension 84 will release the nose 162 and concurrentl thespring 164, will swing back the locking device 158 to operative positionand will lower the locking rib 173 to inoperative position in registerwith the notches 174, thus locking the actuator 115 against operationand freein the tabulating mechanism so that it may% carriage inaccordance with the adjustment of the column stops 48 set on the bar 82.

It is to beunderstood that parts of the invention as above described maybe used without other parts, and also that various changes ofconstruction, arrangement and mode of operation may be effected withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my present invention. there areshown modified means for controlling the rock shaft 131. In the Fig. 8construction, instead of the lever 134 which is swingable in oppositedirections from a central normal position, there is substituted arocking frame or lever 175 which has a hub 176 secured by a screw 177 tothe forward end of the rock shaft 131. The opposite arms of said lever175 keys 178 and 179, the top of the left-hand key 178 being providedwith an indicating device such as the word Clear, while the right-handkey 179 bears the word Set. By pressing the setting key 179'the shaft131 is rocked toward the right and operates on the crank arm 128 asoriginally described to actuate the stop setting mechanism. On

'the other hand, an operation of the left-hand or clearing key 178 rocksthe shaft 131 in the opposite direction and is effective, as to actuatethe stop clearing mechanism.

It will be understood that by my present invention there is provided intabulating mechanism for typewriting machines the combination of acarriage or traveling element, a stationary element, in the presentinstance the frame of the machine, and a self-adjusting stop containeron one of said elements, in the present instance said selfe used forspacing the For example, in Fig. 8,

are provided with' adjusting container being on the stationary element;that said container carries or has mounted on'it or housed within it oneor a plurality of tabulator stops; that the selfadjusting container isin the present instance spring mounted; that a stop container isprovided which is mounted to have a'movement from a normal position;that means, in the present instance spring means, are provided forautomatically restoring said container to normal position after it hasbeen displaced therefrom; that devices, in the present instance mountedto move with the container, are provided which may be actuated by keycontrolled connections for ejecting a tabulator stop or stops from thecontainer on to a stop receiving element or device or toothed stop barand retracting them into the container from said stop receiving deviceor sto bar; that automatic adjusting means, in t e container-centeringand devices, are provided for tainer and said device or stop bar intoregister, that is, for bringing the opening or mouth of said containerinto register or substantial alinementwith the stop seats or notches orspaces between the teeth of the stop bar; that as a result the containermay move on its support lengthwise of the stop bar during the ejectingmovement of one ofthe -tabulator stops from the container on to the stopbar or vice versa, that is, during the retracting movement of said stopfrom thestop bar into the container; that a tabulator' stop and a stopcontainer are combined with means for affording movement of saidcontainer through the instrumentality of said stop; that such movementtakes place when the devices for ac-' tuating or retractinga tabulatorstop are operated; that a relative movement between the containerelement and the stop receiv ing element is afforded by means actingthrou h the tabulator stop in moving from one 0% said elements to theother, the result being that said elements may be brought into roperregister or alinement; that the stop ar in the present instanceunderlies the container which has a horizontal movement lengthwise ofsaid stop bar in two directions but is prevented from movingtransversely of the stop ba'r either vertical or horizontal; that thecontainer in the present instance is associated with roller bearingdevices which facilitate its automatic movements and guide and supportit during such movements; that the stop ejecting and retracting devicesor slide blocks have sliding connections with the key controlledactuating devices, or more specifically with the actuator 115, saidconnections being automatically variable to compensate -restori ng'spring bringing the confor the automatic yielding movements of thecontainer or magazine which may take present instance the means placeduring stop ejecting and stop retracting operations; that said actuatoris movable or operative at will in opposite directions from a centralnormal position; that it has a part or finger between parts orprojections or screw pins of the stop ejecting and stop retractingslides; that said actuator is provided with a double acting restoringspring which moves it back to the central position after it has been 0erated either up or down therefrom; that w en the actuator is operatedfor stop retracting purposes, the carriage is concurrently released;that said actuator has a connection with an arresting device or stop, inthe present instance the part 151, which connection is effective toactuate said arresting stop automatically during stop retractingoperations but not during stop ejecting operations; that a tabulator orcolumn stop is combined with two independently operated stops, saidindependent stops in the present instance being the decimal stop and thearresting stop 151, and with means for looking one of said independentstops while the other is free to be operated; that the stop which islocked depends on the position of the abulator or column stop itself,that is, when the column stop is arranged for tabulating, the decimalstop is free andthe arresting stop locked by reason of the fact that theactuator 115 that controls said atresting stop is locked, while when thecolumn stop is turned into position for retraction or for setting on thesto bar the arresting stop is free and the decimal stop is looked; thatthe toothed stop bar or stop receiving element is rotatable or settableinto and out of normal position; that in the normal position of said barthe stops which may be setup thereon are adapted for tabu latingoperations; that at this time said bar is not adapted to receive stopsfrom the magazine or to permit the retraction of stops into themagazine, while when said bar is turned to abnormal position the stopreceiving and retracting operations may be performed but not tabulatingoperations; that accordingly check devices or looks are provided whichare alternately operative, one lock, that for the ejecting andretracting mechanism, being normally effective, While the other lock,for the cooperatin or denominational stops, is normally ine ec-' tive;that the lock for the sto ejector or setter is directly effective on t eactuator, this sameglock serving also for the retracting mechanism orretractor; that a full stroke device is provided for the key .settabulating mechanism, said device comprising a single pawl and a doublerack; that said pawl is spring mounted on a key member having a centralnormal position; that two racks are rovided for cooperation with thepawl, said rack being arranged at opposite sides of said key member;andthat said pawl cooperates with one rack when the key member is movein one direction and with the other rack when said key member is movedin the opposite direction.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage or traveling element, a frame or stationary element, and aself-adjusting tabulator stop container on one of said elements.

2. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a traveling carriage, a toothed stop bar thereon, a container movablymounted on the frame of the machine and provided with a slot or stopopening, stops in said container, stop transferring mechanism, andspring means permitting movement of said container in oppositedirections from a central normal position so as to enable said slot tobe brought into register with the spaces between the teeth of said stopbar during stop transferring operations.

3. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mec anism, the combinationwith a carriage or traveling element and afram'e or stationary element,of a plurality of tabulator stops, and a spring mounted container forsaid stops mounted on one of said elements.

4. In a t pewriting machine and in tabulating mec anism, the combinationwith a carriage or traveling element and a frame or stationary element,of a plurality of tabulatorstops, a container for said stops movablymounted on one of said elements and having a normal position thereon,and means for automatically restoring said container to normal positionafter it has been displaced therefrom.

5. In a typewriting machineand in tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage, a stop receiving element thereon, a plurality oftabulator stops, a selfadjusting container for said stops mounted on theframe of the machine, and means for ejecting said stops from saidcontainer on to said stop receiving element.

6. In atypewriting machine and in tabu lating mechanism, the combinationwith a carriage or traveling element and a frame or statlonary element,of a stop container on one of said elements, a stop receiving device onthe other element, and automatic adjustin means for bringing saidcontainer and said device into register.

7. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combinationwith a carriage or traveling element and a frame or stationary element,of a stop supporting element provided with an entrance-way, a stopreceiving device provided with a stop seat, and automatically operatingmeans for bringing into substantial alinement said entrance-way and saidseat.

8. In a typewritin machine and intabulating mechanism, t e combinationwith a carriage or traveling element and a frame or supporting element,of a stop supporting element provided with an entrance-way, a stopreceiving device provided with a stop seat, automatically operatingmeans for bringing into substantial alinement said entrance way and saidseat, a tabulator stop, means for moving said stop from one to the otherof said supporting element and receiv-- ing device through saidentrance-way, and means for affording an automatic variation in theposition of said entrance-way during the movement of said stop.

9. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, the combinationwith a carriage or traveling element and a frame or stationary element,of a stop supporting element provided with an entrance-way, a stopreceiving device provided with a stop seat, automatically operatingmeans for bringing into substantial alinement said entrance-way and saidseat, a tabulator stop, means for moving said stop back and forthbetween said supporting element and receiving device through saidentrance-way, and means for affording anautomatic variation in theposition of said entrance-way during the back and forth movements ofsaid stop, said means operating t0 restore said entrance-way to normalposition after the passage of said stop.

10. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination with a traveling element or carriage and a frame orstationary element, of a tabulator stop, a stop container therefor onone of said ele ments, an underlying stop bar on the other element, saidcontainer being provided with an entrance-way, and means for affordingautomatic self-adjusting movements of said container on its supportlengthwise of said stop bar during the movement of a stop' from thecontainer to the stop bar and vice versa.

11. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination with a traveling element or carriage and a frame orstationary element, of a tabulator stop, a stop container therefor onone of said elements, a stop bar on the other element underlying saidcontainer, and means for affording horizontal movement of said containerlengthwise of said stopbar and for preventing vertical movement of saidcontainer and also horizontal movement thereof transversely of said stopbar.

12. In a typewriting machine and in tabu lating mechanism, thecombination with a traveling element or carriage and a frame orstationary element; of a tabulator stop; a

stop container therefor on one of said elements; a stop bar on the otherelement underlying saidcontainer; and means for affording horizontalmovement of said container lengthwise of said stop bar and forpreventing vertical movement of said container and also horizontalmovement thereof transversely of said stop bar, said means comprisingroller devices on said container and cooperative guide ways on thestationary element. i

13. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, thecombinationwith a traveling element or carriage and a frame orstationary element; of a tabulator stop; a stop container therefor onone of said elements; a stop bar on the other element unvclerlying saidcontainer; and means for affording horizontal movement of said containerlengthwise of said stop bar and for preventing vertical movement of saidcontainer and also horizontal movement thereof transversely of said stopbar, said means comprising sets of guides at opposite sides of saidcontainer and sets of rollers cooperative with said guides, one set ofrollers and guides affording movement of said container in a horizontalstraight path and preventing vertical movement of said container andanother set of rollers and guides preventing horizontal movement of saidcontainer at an angle to said straight path.

14. In a typewriting machine andin tabulating mechanism, the combinationwith a traveling element or carriage and a frame or stationary element;of atabulator stop; a stop container therefor on one of said elements; astop bar on the other element underlying said container; and means foraffording horizontal movement of said container lengthwise of said stopbar and for preventing vertical movement of said container and alsohorizontal movement thereof transversely of said stop bar, said meanscomprising guide plates at opposite sides of saidcontainer, and rollerdevices coiiperative with said guide plates.

15. In a typewritin machine and in tabulating mechanism, t e combinationwith a traveling element or carriage and a frame 'lating mechanism,

ulating mechanism, the combination with a traveling element or carriageand a frame or stationary element; of a tabulator stop; a stop containertherefor on one of said elements; a stop bar on the other elementunderlying said container; means for affording horizontal movement ofsaid container lengthwise of said stop bar and for preventing verticalmovement of said container and also horizontal movement thereoftransversely of said stop bar, said means comprising slotted platesarranged fore and aft of said container, and rollers on said containercooperating with the slots in said plates; and spring means forpermitting movement of said container relatively to said plates and forrestoring said container to normal position after such movement.

17. In a typewriting machine and in tabulatin mechanism, the combinationwith a traveling element or carriage and a frame or stationary element;of a tabulator stop; a stop container therefor on one of said elements;a stop bar on the other element underlying said container; means foraffording horizontal movement of said container lengthwise of said stopbar and for preventing vertical movement of said container and alsohorizontal movement thereof transversely of said stop bar, said meanscomprising slotted plates arranged fore and aft of said container, androllers on said container cooperating with the slots in said plates, anda centering spring for maintaining said container in a central normalposition and for permitting movement of said container in eitherdirection relatively to said slotted plates.

18. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination with a traveling element or carriage and a frame orstationary element; of a tabulator stop; a stop container therefor onone of said elements; a stop bar on the other element underlying saidcontainer; and means for affording horizontal movement of said (ontainerlengthwise of said stop bar and for preventing vertical movement of saidcontainer and also horizontal movement thereof transversely of said stopbar, said means comprising slotted plates arranged fore and aft of saidcontainer, and rollers on said container cooperating with the slots insaid plates, and further comprising other rollers on said containercooperative with the inner faces of said guide plates.

19. In a typewriting machine and in tabuthe combination of a tabulatorstop, a stop container, and means for affording movement of saidcontainer through the instrumentality of said tabulator stop.

20. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a tabulator stop, a stop container, stop ejectingdevices, and means for affording movement of said container by saidtabulator stop during stop ejecting operations.

21. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a tabulator stop, a stop container, stop retractingdevices, and means for affording movement of said container by said stopduring stop retracting operations.

22. In a. typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a tabulator stop, a stop container element, a stopreceiving element, means for moving said tabulator stop from one of saidelements to the other, and means for afiording relative movement betweensaid elements during the operation of said first name means.

23. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a tabulator stop, a stop container element, a stopreceiving element, means for moving said tabulator stop from one of saidelements to the other, and means acting through said tabulator stop forcausing relative movement between said elements during the operation ofsaid first named means.

24. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination with a carriage or traveling element and a frame orstationary element, of a tabulator stop container, and roller bearingdevices for supporting and guiding said container on one of saidelements.

25. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination with a carriage element and a stationary element, of atabulator stop container movably mounted on one of said elements, andcontrolling devices for permitting movement of said container in two disctions and for restoring it to an intermediate normal position aftersuch movements, said devices comprising parallel spring arms, aprojection on said container, and a projection on the element on whichsaid container is mounted, the spring arms embracing between them saidprojections.

26. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism the combinationof tabulator stops, a stop magazine therefore provided with a slottedentrance way, a notched sto receiving bar, and compensating means forcompensating for inequalities in the notches in said bar and enablingtabulator stops to be ejected and retracted through said slottedentrance way in a substantially straight path.

27. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a yieldingly mounted stop magazine, stop ejecting andretracting devices, and key connections for operating the same, saidconnections being automatically variable to compensate for the yieldingmovements of said magazine.

28. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a yieldingly mounted stop magazine, stop ejecting andretracting devices, and key connections for operating the same, saidconnections slidably engaging with said stop ejecting and retractingdevices.

29. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, a singlekey, and connections between said key and said devices, said key andsaid connections having a single normal position and said key being in aposition to actuate either of said devices when said key is 0perable.

30. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a sto set-ting device, a stop retracting device, and asingle train of connections having a single normal position andcontrolled by a single key for actuating said devices.

31. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, a singlekey, and connections between said key and said devices, said key beingmovable in one direction for operating said setting device and inanother direction for operating said retracting device.

32. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop settingdevice. a stop retracting device, a singlekey, and connections between said key and said devices, said key havinga single normal position from which it is actuated both for stop settingand for stop retractin 3. In a typewriting machine and in tabulatingmechanism, the combination of a stop setting device, a stop retractingdevice, and a single train of key actuated connections for actuatingsaid devices, said connections having a single normal position.

34. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, and keyactuated connections operative in different directions for actuatingsaid devices.

35. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, a singleactuator, and means for operating said actuator at will for operatingsaid setting device or said retracting device, said means having asingle normal position.

36. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop Setting device, a stop retracting device, a singleactuator for said devices, and means for at will actuating said actuatorin opposite directions.

37. In a typewriting machine and in tabu latmgmechanism, the combinationof a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, a single actuatorfor said devices, and a single tram of connections for operatingsaid.actuator in one direction to operate said setting device and in theopposite direction for, operating said retracting device.

38. In a typewriting machine and in tabn' lating mechanism, thecombination of a set-- table stop, a setting device, a retractingdevice, a single actuator between said devices, and means for at willmoving said actuator in either of two directions to operate one or theother of said devices.

39. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, aslidable actuator having a single normal position, and means forreciprocating said actuator at will either up or down.

40. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of.a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, aslidable actuator having a single normal position, and means forreciprocating said actuator at will either up or down, the downwardmovement actuating the stop setting device independently of theretracting device and the upward movement actuatin the retracting deviceindependently of the stop setting device.

41. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a controlling spring therefor, astop retracting device, a stop retractor controlling spring, a singleactuator for said devices, and a separate spring for controlling saidactuator, said actuator being oppositely movable, and said separatespring being double acting and operating to restore said actuator tonormal position from both the opposite abnormal positions to which saidactuator may be moved.

42. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, a singleactuator normally engaging with both said devices, and means for movingsaid actuator at will in either of two directions for actuating eithersaid setting device or said retracting device.

43. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, a singleactuator normally engaging with both said devices, and means for movingsaid actuator at will in either of two directions for actuating eithersaid setting device or said retracting device, the operation of one ofsaid devices remaining quiescent while the other is being actuated.

44. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device having a single normal posi- -vicehaving a single normal position,

tion, a stop retracting device havin a single normal position, anactuator or said device having a'single normal position, and means foroperating said actuator to operate either of said devices at will,

45. In a typewriting machine and in tabu lating mechanism, thecombination of a sto setting device having a. single normal posh tion, astop retracting device having a single normal position, an actuator forsaid de an means for operating said, actuator to operate either of saiddevices at will, the movement of the setting device being independent ofmovement of the retracting device and vice versa.

46. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, springsconstantly tending to move said devices inopposite directions, a singleactuator for said devices, and a double acting spring for said actuator.

47. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, springsconstantly tending to move said devices in opposite directions, a singleactuator for said devices, and key controlled connections to saidactuator, said connections including a lever, a rock shaft, a crank armconnected to said lever, and means for turning said crank arm inopposite directions from a single normal position.

48. In a typewriting machineand in tabulatin mechanism, the combinationof a releasa le carriage, a stop setting device, a stop retractingdevice, springs constantly tending to move said devices in opposite d1-rections,'a single actuator for said devices, and key controlledconnections to said actuator, said connections including a lever, a rockshaft, a crank arm connected to said lever, a finger piece connected tosaid crank arm, and a double acting spring connected to said lever.

49. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a yieldably mounted stop magazine, column stops therein,stop ejecting and retracting devices yieldingly mounted on saidmagazine, and actuating connections for said devices supported on theframe of the machine and variably engageable with said devices tocompensate for any movement thereof due to their yielding mounting,

50. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a releasable carriage, a stop setting device, a stopretracting device, springs constantly tending to move said devices inopposite directions, a single actuator for said devices, key controlledconnections to said actuator, said connections including a lever, a rockshaft, a crank arm connected to said lever,

a finger piece connected to said crank arm, a double acting springconnected to said lever, and carriage releasing devices con-' nected tosaid lever.

51. In a typewriting machine and in tabulatin mechanism, the combinationof a releasa le carriage, a stop setting device, a stop retractingKdevice, a single actuator for said devices, ey controlled connections tosaid actuator including a lever movable in two directions from a centralnormal position, and carriage releasing devices connected to said leverand operat ve thereby when said lever acts to move said stop retractingdevice.

52. In a typewriting machine and in tabulatin mechanism, the combinationof a releasa le carriage, a stop setting device, a

stop retracting device, a single actuator for said devices, keycontrolled connections to said actuator including a lever movable in twodirections from a central normal position, and carriage'releasingdevices connected to said lever and operativethereby when said leveracts to move said stop retracting device, said releasing devices havinga lost motion connection with said lever and remaining quiescent whensaid lever is actuated for stop setting operations.

53. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a releasable carriage, a stop 'settin'g device, a stopretracting device, a single actuator for said devices, key controlledconnections to said actuator including a double acting lever movable intwo directions from a central normal position, and carnage releasing devices including a releasing lever and a link connected thereto andhaving a lost motion connection with said double acting lever, saiddouble acting lever when moved in'one direction actuating said link andwhen moved in the other direction being ineifeo' tive on said link.

54. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a releasable carriage, a settable stop, a cooperativestop, a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, a single actuatorfor. said devices, key controlled connections to said actuator includinga double acting lever, carriage releasing devices including are leasinglink, a tabulator key operative to.

move said cooperative stop and to actuate said releasing link, and asecond link connected to said releasing link "and having a lost motionconnection with said lever.

55. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a car'- riage; releasable carriage feeding mechanism; asettable stop; a cooperative stop.

lever; stop setting and retracting devices for said settable stop; asingle actuator for said devices; key controlled connections to saidactuator including a double acting lever; a tabplator key; connectionsfrom said key to said cooperative stop including a bell crank and alink; a releasing lever operative to release the carriage from thecontrol of its feeding mechanism; devices operative on said releasinglever from said bell crank including a rock shaft, and a. releasing linkhaving a lost motion connection with said rock shaft; and a second linkconnected to said releasing link and having a lost motion connectionwith said double acting lever.

56. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a carriage; releasable carriage feeding mechanism; asettable stop; a cooperative stop lever; stop setting and retractingdevices for said settable stop; a single actuator for said devices;key'controlled connections to said actuator including a double actinglever; a

tabulator key; connections fromsaidkey to said cooperative stopincluding a bell crank and a link; a releasing lever operative torelease said carriage fromjthe control of its feeding mechanism; devicesoperative on said releasing lever from said bell crank including a rockshaft, and areleasing link having a lost motion connection with saidrock shaft; a second link connected to said releasing link and having alost mot-ion connection with said double acting lever, and an arrestingstop operative by said actuator during stop retracting operations.

57. In a typewriting machineand in tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a settable stop, a stop setting device, a stop re tracting device, asingle key, connections between said keyand said devices, and anarresting stop, said key being movable in one direction for operatingsaid setting device and in another direction for operating saidretracting device and said arresting stop.

58. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a releasable carriage, a settable stop, a stop settingdevice, a stop retracting device, a single key, connect-ions betweensaid key and said devices, and an arresting-stop, said key being movablein one direction for operating said setting device and in anotherdirection for operating said retractingdevice and arresting stop andconcurrently for releasing said carriage.

59. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a releasable carriage, a settable stop, a stop settingdevice, a stopretracting device, an arresting stop, and a single trainof key actuated connections operative to actuate said retracting device,saidarresting stop, and concurrently to release said carriage, saidtrain being also operative to actuate s'ai'd setting device only.

60. In a typewriting machine and in tabulat-ing mechanism, thecombination of a reriage or to operate said setting device alone.

61. In a typewriting machine and "in tabu lating' mechanism, thecombination of a stop setting device, a stop retracting device, .asingle actuator for said devices, a single train of connections foroperating said actuator in one direction to operate said setting deviceand in the opposite direction for operating said retracting device, andan ar resting stop operative by said actuator dur ing stop retractingoperations.

62. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable stop, a stop setter, a stop retractor, devicesprojecting from said setter and from said retractor, a single actuatorbetween said devices, an arresting stop, and means for at will movingsaid actuator in either of two directions to operate one or the other ofsaid setter and retrac tor devices, movement of said actuator in onedirection also operating said arrest-ing, stop. 7

63. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a set table stop, a stop setter, a stop retractor,devices projectingfrom 'said setter and from said retractor, asingleactua-tor between said devices and provided with a cam, anarresting stop operative by said. cam, and means for at will'moving saidactuator in either of two directions to operate one or the other of saidsetter and retractor devices,

movement of said actuator in one direction also operating through saidcam to move said arresting stop to operative position.

64. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable stop, a setting device, a retracting de vice,a slidable actuator between said devices, a slidable arresting stophaving a pin and slot connection with said actuator, and means for atwill moving said actuator in either of two directions, the movement ofsaid actuator in one direction operating said setting device alone andthe movement of said actuator in the opposite direction op erating saidretracting device and said slidable stop. I

65. In a*typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a releasable carriage, a settable stop, a setting device,a retracting device, a slidable actuator between said devices, aslidable arresting stop having a pin and slot connection with saidactuator, and means for at will moving said actuator in either of twodirections, the movement of said actuator in one direction operatingsaid setting device alone and the movement of said actuator in theelating mechanism,

opposite direction 9 crating said retracting device and said s11 ablestop, and concurrently operating to release the carriage.

66. In a typewriting machine and in tabuthe combination of a reasettable stop, a vertical reciprocatory stop setting device, a verticalreciprocatory stop retracting device, a single actuator between saiddevices, a horizontally slidable arresting stop connected to saidactuator, and means for at will moving said actuator vertically ineither of two directions, the downward movement of said actuatoroperating said setting device alone and the upward movement of saidactuator operating said retracting device and said arresting stop andconcurrently effecting the release of said carriage.

67. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a carriage or traveling element, a frame or stationaryelement, a stop container on one of said elements, a stop receivingdevice on the other element, a tabulator stop, means for moving saidstop back and forth between said container and said receiving device, acooperative stop, and means for afi'ording movement of said stopreceiving device to vary its relationship with said container and saidcooperative stop.

68. In a typewriting machine and in tabuthe combination of a travelingelement, a stationary element, a stop container on one element, a stopreceiving device on the other element, a tabulator stop, means formoving said stop back and forth between said container and said device,a cooperating stop, and means for affording an axial turning movement ofsaid device after it has received said tabulator stop to adapt it forcooperation with said cooperating stop.

69. In a typewriting machine and in tabuthe combination of a latingmechanism, traveling element, a stationary element, a element, a toothedstop container on one stop baron the other element; a tabulator stop,means for moving said stop back and forth between said container andsaid stop said stop bar bar, and means for adjusting to bring the teeththereon into stop receiving position with respect to said container andalso for adjusting said stop bar so that its teeth are out of stopreceiving position. 70. In a typewriting machine and in tabulatingmechanism, the combination of a traveling element, a stationary element,a stop container on one element, a stop receiving device on the otherelement, a tabulator stop, means for moving said stop back and forthbetween said container and said receiving device, and means foraffording movement of said receiving device to move it intostopreceiving position and out of position where the tabulator stop cancolating mechanism, leasable carriage,

operate with the cooperating stop and also for affording the contrarymovement of sai stop receiving device.

71. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a traveling element, a stationary element, a stopcontainer on one element, a stop receiving device on the other element,a tabulator stop, means for moving said stop back and forth between saidcontainer and said device, a cooperating stop, and means for affording aturning movement of said stop receiving device independently of movementof both said elements.

7 2. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a traveling element, a stationary element, a stopcontainer on one element, a toothed stop bar on the other element, atabulator stop, means'for moving said stop back and forth between saidcontainer and said stop bar, and means for moving said stop barindependently .of both said elements so that the teeth on said stop barare brought into and out of stop receiving position.

73. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop container, tabulator stops therein, stop ejectingand retracting devices, a pivotally mounted stop receiving bar, a fingerpiece fixed to said bar for turning it into and out of stop receivingposition, and devices for limiting the turning movements of said bar,said devices comprlsin a bracket provided with ears or tabs wigi whichsaid finger piece cooperates.

7 4. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop container, tabulator stops therein, stop ejectingand retracting devices, a pivotally mounted stop receiving bar, a'fingeriece fixed to said bar for turning it into an out of stop receivingposition, and devices for limiting the turning movements of said bar,said devices comprisin a bracket provided with ears or tabs wit piececoooperates, said tabs being provided with indicating marks toshow thepositions in which said bar is.

75. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a stop container, tabulator stops therein, stop ejectingand retracting devices, a pivotally mounted stop receiving bar, a fingerpiece fixed to said bar for turning it into and out of stop receivingposition, devices for limiting the turning movements of said bar, saiddevices comprising a bracket provided with ears or tabs with which saidfin er piece cooperates, said tabs being provided with indicating marksto show the positions in which said bar is, and detent devices forretaining said bar in adjusted positions.

76. In a typewriting machine and in tabu lating mechanism, thecombination of a rowhich said finger tary stop bar, a tabulator stopcomprising parallel'portions and a connecting portion, a cooperativestop, key cont-rolled setting devices for setting said stop on said stopbar when said stop bar has been rotated to one position, and means foraffording turning movements of said bar to another osition to bring theconnecting portion of said tabulator stop into position for cooperationwith said cooperative stop.

77. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable stop, key actuated stop setting devices, alock for preventing the operation of said devices to set said stop, andmeans operating automatically to render said lock inoperative.

78. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable stop, a stop setter, a key controlled actuatortherefor, a lock cooperative with said actuator, and means operatingautomatically to render said lock inoperative.

79. In a typewriting machlne and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable stop, key actuated stop setting devices, alock for said devices, a sto receiving element, and means controlled tereby for rendering said lock inoperative.

80. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of asettable stop, key actuated stop setting devices, a lockfor said devices, a stop receiving element, means for adjusting saidstop receiving element, and means controlled automatically by said lastnamed means for rendering said lock inoperative.

81. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable stop, key actuated stop setting devices, alock for said devices, a stop receiving ele ment, a spring formaintaining said lock in" operation, and an adjustable stop receivingelement, said element'being adapted during adjusting operations toovercome said spring.

82. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable tabulator stop, key actuated stop retractingdevices, a lock for said devices, and means operating automatically torender said lock inoperative.

83. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable tabulator sto key actuated stop retractingdevices, a look for said devices, a stop receiving element, and meanscontrolled thereby for rendering said lock in operative.

84. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable tabulator sto key actuated stop retractingdevices, a lock for said devices, a stop receiving element, means foradjusting said stop receiving element, and means operative automaticallyby said last named means for rendering said lock inoperative.

85. In a typewritin machine and in tabulatin mechanism, t e combinationof a settabfia tabulator stop, key actuated stop setting and stopretracting devices, a lock therefor, and means operating automaticallyto render said lock inoperative.

86. In a t pewriting machine and in tabulat-ing mec anism, thecombination of a settable tabulator sto a stop setter, a stop retractor,a key controlled actuator for said setter and said retractor, a lockcooperative with said actuator, and means operating antomatically torender said lock inoperative.

87. In a typewritin machine and in tabulating mechanism, t e combinationof a settable tabulator stop, a stop setter, a stop retractor, a kecontrolled actuator for said setter and sai retractor, a lockcooperative with said actuator, a stop receiving element, means foradjusting said element in position to receive the settable stop whensaid step setter is operated and for enabling said stop to be retractedwhen said retractor is operated, and means controlled automatically bysaid adjusting means for rendering said lock inoperative.

88. In a typewriting machine and in key set tabulating mechanism, a locknormally effective to prevent the operation of said key set mechanism.

89. In a typewrit-ing machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable tabulator stop, a stop setter, a stopretractor, a key controlled actuator for said setter and said retractor,a locking lever normally interposed between cooperative locking deviceson said actuator, a stop receiving element, manual means for rotatingsaid element into and out of stop receiving position, and connections tosaid locking lever operative from said manual means.

90. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable tabulator stop, a stop setter, a stopretractor, a key controlled actuator for said setter and said retractor,a locking lever normally interposed between cooperative locking deviceson said actuator, a stop re ceiving element, manual means for rotatingsaid element into and out of stop receiving position, and connections tosaid locking lever operative from said manual means, said connectionscomprising a spring pressed lever loosely connected to said lockinglever and operative directly from said stop recelving element when thelatter is moved by said manual means.

91. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mechanism, thecombination of a settable tabulator stop, a stop setter, a stopretractor, a key controlled actuator for said

